1. Welcome to English Class

2. Presentation For Class ix/x By- A.K.M Rezaul Karim Senior English Teacher BAF Shaheen College Dhaka.

3. Robindranath Tagore

4. Aparajeo Bangla

5. Statue of Liberty

6. Unit-14, lesson-3

7. Objectives: By the end of the lesson students will have a)asked and answer questions about statues. b) read a text on the Statue of Liberty. c) answered questions. d)discussed a poem. e)Improved reading, speaking and writing skill.

8. Vocabulary: Symbolise: Stand for /mean Pigeon symbolises peace.

9. High up in the air Aloft: Our national flag is flying aloft.

10. Inscribe: Cut, print or write words on something. The date of US independence is inscribed on the book.

11. to celebrateCommemorate: People are holding a rally to commemorate our independence.

12. Overthrow: Bring down /remove from power. Gaddafi has been overthrown by US Army.

13. Gesture: sign The girls are showing the victory gesture.

14. Now, let’s visit the Statue of Liberty in the harbour of New York. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7J3nQ9ZMHIw&feature=related

15. Read text &look at the statue to identify different parts. Flowing robs Torch Spiked crown Book inscribed July 4,1776

16. . Broken chains, symbolising the overthrow of tyranny, lie at her feet The statue was designed by the French Sculptor Frederic Bartholdi and was given by France to the United States. Frederic Bartholdi

17. Pedestal of the Statue President Grover Cleveland dedicated the work on October 28, 1886. US donors financed the pedestal and installation of the monument.

18. The head of the statue is reachable by staircase or emergency lift.

19. Measurement of the Statue of Liberty 306 ft from torch tip to the pedestal The figure is 152 ft 2 in The head from neck to diadem 28 feet The statue weighs 250 tons

20. Pair Works: Read the lines and discuss the following points with your partners. Give me your tired, your poor Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door! The New Colossus (1903) Emma Lazarus Who is saying these? To whom are the lines said? Do you think the lines express what the statue symbolises?

21. What do the following things symbolise? Torch Book Broken chain A light guiding to the way of US Knowledge and learning Overthrow of tyranny Statue Freedom

22. Fill in the blanks with correct words from the box. sculptorflowing liberty aloftdesignedsymbolises situatedharbourinscribedcrownshaky The Statue of Liberty is a)________________ on Liberty Island in the b)______________ of New York. The statue symbolises c)____________ in the form of a woman wearing d)______________robes and a spiked e)_____________. She holds a torch f)_____________ in her right hand and carries in her left hand a book g)____________ "July 4, 1776". Broken chains h)_________ the overthrow of tyranny. The statue was i)____________ by the French j)_________ Frederic Bartholdi. glorious

23. Write a paragraph on “The Statue of Liberty”. Homework:

24. Prepared by- A.K.M. Rezaul Karim. Senior English Teacher BAF Shaheen College Dhaka.